Did Acosta go too easy on Epstein?
“”” “Is the Epstein case going to cause a problem [for confirmation hearings]?” Acosta had been asked. Acosta had explained, breezily, apparently, that back in the day he’d had just one meeting on the Epstein case. He’d cut the non-prosecution deal with one of Epstein’s attorneys because he had “been told” to back off, that Epstein was above his pay grade. “I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence’ and to leave it alone,” he told his interviewers in the Trump transition “””
Higher ups told him to leave it alone.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epsteins-sick-story-played-out-for-years-in-plain-sight
Is Roberts tied into this mess?
The question is why did Acosta go too easy on Epstein? Anthony Weiner got a longer sentence (21 months vs 13 months) for the less egregious crime of sending a picture to an underaged girl. And Epstein only had to spend 1 day a week in jail during his 13 months sentence. The case against him was allegedly much wider and involved a lot more than sex crimes but he pleaded it down to a virtual nothing. How? Why? Hell Manafort may die in prison for financial crimes against the state while this scumbag harmed dozens of girls and gets off nearly unscathed.
Acosta is finished. He’ll have to resign. There are those who are probably thinking Epstein’s arrest is part of Trump’s payback. Who knows they may be right. And his resignation plays well into Trump’s hand if they are.
I read that Acosta’s family was threatened. May be why Trump seemed to defend him. Time will tell.